Programmes
We work with our members schools via five unique and strong centers, representing specialist competences, which together form the backbone and interdisciplinarity of the SSES curriculum.
Today, there are two entrepreneurship programs on offer from our competence centers; a Master in Bioentrepreneurship at Karolinska Institutet (KI), and an Innovation and Technology Management master programme at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).
For more information about these programmes and how to apply, please visit the individual program websites at our member schools.
Master in Bioentrepreneurship
School: Karolinska Institutet
Center: Unit for Bioentrepreneurship
Worth: 120 ECTS
The Master programme in Bioentrepreneurship is tailored for students with a background in medicine, natural sciences or technology who wishes to apply this knowledge and work with the development and management of projects and companies in the life sciences field.
The core courses during the programme all revolve around the central themes of how to manage and develop life science companies. Participants will study the entrepreneurial process and the factors that drive innovation. They will learn how products in this highly regulated industry are developed with often long time spans and high costs. They will learn the specifics of the life science markets and how products are launched. They will also learn about business development and what drives the industry, such as collaborations, mergers and acquisitions.
A key concept within this programme is the application of knowledge in the real world. Therefore, many of the courses use real cases to learn from. Also, many of the lecturers are experienced business leaders who share their knowledge and experience.
Questions?
Lena Hanson
Program Director of Studies
lena.hanson@ki.se
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
School: Royal Institute of Technology
Center: Department of Industrial Economics and Management
Worth: 60 ECTS
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management is designed to give students a focused, relevant and utilizable body of knowledge in entrepreneurship and innovation management, suitable for people with an interest in starting and managing innovative projects either within existing structures or by realizing new economic endeavors.
As parts of this, the programme will give the participants:
- an understanding of the nature of innovation and entrepreneurship and the potential inherent in this, including but not limited to theories of how these function, how they can be managed, and how to find novel ways to realize projects in the economy
- the necessary skills to start and manage projects of an innovative nature, including skills in planning and executing new projects and start-ups. This also includes critical skills for the effective leader in a contemporary economy, such as creativity, communication and presentation
- a set of critical skills needed to properly analyze and assess innovative projects, as well as the theoretical basis upon which the participants can build their further development as innovation leaders.
Questions?
Linda Carlsson
Programme Co-ordinator
lindac@kth.se
